Mathematics is merely the means to a general and ultimate knowledge of man.

You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light.

He who speaks a bit of a foreign language has more delight in it than he who speaks it well; pleasure goes along with superficial knowledge.

I love him whose soul is lavish, who wanteth no thanks and doth not give back: for he always bestoweth, and desireth not to keep for himself.

Even truthfulness is but one means to knowledge, a ladder--but not the ladder.

Few serve truth in truth because only few have the pure will to be just, and of those again very few have the strength to be just.

I wish to be at any time hereafter only a yea-sayer!